Re: [cobalt-users] no access to .htaccess folders after Cobalt Updates

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Have a look about this post in the Knowledge Base:
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> There is an issue of htaccess files not being recognized on the RaQ4. This is
> due to the default configuration of the access.conf file and the AllowOverride
> parameter. The default configuration of the .htaccess files do allow for
> password protecting directories. The AllowOverride directive is not set to
"All"
> by default because this is a security risk. To change the directive edit the
> /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf file and replace AllowOverride AuthConfig Indexes
> Limit to AllowOverride All.
>
> Note, there are two places "AllowOverride AuthConfig Indexes Limit" is set.
One
> is under the [Directory /] and one under [Directory /home/sites/]. The one to
> replace is under [Directory /home/sites/].

Don't forget to reload httpd
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd reload

Gerald